Public Safety

Vehicle abatement: inoperable car removed as public nuisance

City removes abandoned or inoperable vehicles from neighborhoods to reduce blight and improve public safety. Removal costs are charged to the vehicle's registered owner.

City removes inoperable vehicle as public nuisance; costs charged to owner

Abandoned vehicles are removed from neighborhoods and owners pay the cost. Helps clear blight and improve street conditions.

Inoperable vehicle removed as public nuisance

City removes an abandoned car from a neighborhood and bills the vehicle owner for removal costs. Improves property conditions and public safety.

City orders demolition of unsafe building at 3913 Willow Avenue

Building at 3913 Willow Avenue declared unsafe and a public nuisance; city will demolish it. Removes blight and hazard from the neighborhood.

City declares 212 weed-infested properties public nuisance

Properties with dangerous weeds will receive notice and face enforcement action. Clearing overgrown lots improves neighborhood safety and property values.

Weed abatement: special assessment on blighted properties

Property owners may face charges for city-ordered weed removal on their land. The assessment recovers costs from the prior abatement work authorized in July 2023.

Property removed from weed-abatement special assessment

This property at 2423 22nd Avenue is being cleared from the city's weed-abatement cost recovery list, likely because the problem has been resolved or the assessment was placed in error.

Weed abatement: special assessments levied on blighted properties

Property owners will receive bills for city costs to remove dangerous weeds from their land. Assessments are based on Council's July 2023 blighting declaration.

Special weed-abatement assessments imposed on blighted properties

City will charge property owners for clearing noxious weeds declared a blight hazard in July 2024. If owners don't pay, the city can place a lien on the property.

Special assessment levied for weed abatement on blighted properties

Property owners face new tax charges to cover costs of clearing noxious weeds from abandoned or neglected parcels. The assessment follows the city's August 2023 declaration of blight.

Inoperable vehicle removed as public nuisance; costs assessed to owner

City removes an abandoned or non-working vehicle from a neighborhood. The registered owner will be billed for removal costs.

Inoperable vehicle removal authorized; costs charged to owner

City will remove a junk vehicle designated a public nuisance. Removal costs will be billed to the registered owner.

Council declares 1312 20th Street South unsafe; directs demolition

Blighted building at 1312 20th Street South will be torn down after the city declares it unsafe and a public nuisance. Removal clears the property for redevelopment or remediation.

City declares 1318 20th Street South unsafe, orders demolition

This property will be demolished after being deemed a public nuisance and safety hazard. The action removes a blighted structure from the neighborhood.

City declares 1714 Avenue I unsafe, orders demolition

Building at 1714 Avenue I is declared unsafe and a public nuisance. The city will demolish it to remove the blighted property and public health hazard from the neighborhood.

CONSENT ITEM 52. WITHDRAWN PER PLANNING, ENGINEERING AND PERMITS A Resolution determining that the building or structure located at 9805 Pape Avenue, Birmingham 35217, to be unsafe, a public nuisance, and directing that it be demolished. (Submitted by the

Unsafe building at 2012 10th Street ordered demolished

City declares the structure unsafe and a public nuisance, removing a blight hazard from the neighborhood. Demolition clears the site for potential redevelopment.

City to demolish unsafe building at 3713 Hickory Ave S.W.

Unsafe structure declared a public nuisance and ordered demolished. Removes blight and hazard from the neighborhood.

Demolition ordered for unsafe building at 1164 16th Ave W

Property at 1164 16th Avenue West has been declared unsafe and a public nuisance; city will demolish it to address blight and neighborhood safety.

Unsafe building at 818-83rd St. South ordered demolished

City will demolish a condemned property in your neighborhood, clearing a blighted site and reducing safety and code-enforcement costs.